Harlem International Film Fest

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Published on Wednesday, 19 September 2012 15:19

Written by Renzo Adler

Taking inspiration from the Harlem Renaissance, the Harlem International Film Festival (September 19 – 23, 2012) at the Schomburg Center (515 Malcolm X Boulevard) embraces the unique stories that all people have to tell. Not only a venue for international cinema, HI emphasizes the history, art, and youth culture of Harlem. HI brings together a unique selection of films from countries who’s cinematic achievements often go unnoticed.

The opening night celebration is the New York premiere of Angad Bhalla’s Herman’s House, a documentary about an artist’s friendship with one of America’s longest serving solitary prisoners. Herman’s House will be preceded by a dance showcase by Deeply Rooted Dance Theater. Both Bhalla and the Deeply Rooted dancers will be doing a that evening.

A Gran Plan is a Singaporean film about a 10 year old Eurasian boy from a broken home and an Indian grandmother and the journey both have to try and find a complete life. Director Sangeeta Nambiar will be in attendance and do a Q&A after the screening.

The Chebeya Affair – A Crime of The State is a work of Congolese cinema and a court-room drama examining the suspected murder of a human rights activist at the hands of several police officers.  

In Bringing King to China, after her father is killed in a suicide attack in Iraq; a woman relocates to China to teach civil rights and puts on a play about Martin Luther King while attempting to reconcile cultural differences and the global image of America’s foreign policy.

Many of the films in HI are very political in nature and broach subjects that are current, daring, and dangerous.  HI embodies the artistic and socially minded works of the Harlem Renaissance.

To learn more, go to: http://www.harlemfilmfestival.com/

Harlem International Film Festival
September 19 – 23, 2012

Schomburg Center
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10037

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